John Tonnele

John Tonnele (1807-26 November 1852) was a New Jersey State Senator. He was the first Catholic member of the New Jersey State Legislature.

Biography
Jogn Tonnele was born in New York City, New York in 1807, the son of a senior partner at the New York wool merchant Tonnele & Hall. He moved to New Jersey in 1835 and purchased a large tract of land near Hudson City (now a part of Jersey City), and he served on the Hudson County Board of Freeholders from 1844 to 1847. He also represented Hudson County in the State Senate from 1848 to 1849. Tonnele died in 1852, and Tonnele Avenue is named for him.